AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009:Game-By-Game StatisticsAppeared in eight games, starting one ... Posted a 5.03 ERA in 19.2 innings on the mound ... Logged 14 strikeouts ... Worked two scoreless, hitless innings of relief vs. Quinnipiac (5/12) ... Came out of the bullpen in game one against Temple (4/4) and pitched two innings, letting up one unearned run on two hits ... Struck out three batters in three innings while giving up one earned run at Connecticut (3/30) ... Drew the start and pitched a career-high 4.2 innings at Hartford, while striking out a career-high five batters (3/25) ... Worked 3.2 innings vs. Monmouth (3/15) and fanned four ... Made first appearance of the season out of the bullpen at Arizona (3/6).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008:Game-By-Game StatisticsAppeared in seven games, all of them in relief ... Finished with a 1-0 record with a 15.30 ERA and three strikeouts in 10 innings pitched ... Tossed a perfect inning of relief at Quinnipiac (5/13) ... Pitched four innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and struck out two to register his first-career win vs. Holy Cross (4/1) ... Pitched 1/3 of an inning against Arizona State for his debut as a Minuteman (3/9).

BEFORE UMASS: Four-year letterwinner as a pitcher and outfielder for the Marloboro Panthers coached by Paul Duplessis ... Finished his high school career as a four-year varsity starter with a .375 average and a 21-7 record... Captained his team as a senior and lead the team to their fourth consecutive Mid Wach B title while posting a .373 batting average and 21 RBI and an 8-1 record on the mound with 45 strikeouts ... Named as a Mid Wach B League All-Star in 2006 and 2007 ... As a senior captain, garnered league and team MVP awards ... Was also named a Telegram & Gazette Super Team All-Star, and Metro-West Daily News first team All-Star ... Graduated holding school records for hits in a season (38) and career wins (21) ... Also lettered twice in both football and hockey ... Helped hockey team win a state title in 2005.

PERSONAL: Born Garrett Whitten Butt on Sept. 13, 1988, in Framingham, Mass. ... Son of Greg and Maryellen Butt ... Has two sisters, Lindsay and Alissa ... Is currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.